Re: Tube (valve) bases?

Roger Johansson wrote: 
mroberds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


I wonder if you could get appropriate diameter pins from someone like
Keystone, and install them in small circuit boards in the tube base
pattern.  You'd end up with a little square or round plate with tube
base pins sticking out of one side; you could solder your circuitry
to the pins or to pads connected to the pins on the circuit board.



I have several times used a similar but faster method.

I find some wires or pins which fit in the holes.
I press these pins into the contact through a piece of paper.
Then I spread epoxy glue on the paper, covering the pins as much as
possible. The glue becomes a solid block, holding all the pins in place.
With some ingenuity you can add a strain relief if neeeded.



FANTASTIC! I may even do the octals this way (I'd found some before I asked this group, but in the future...).

I've noticed the ms connector pins seem to be about the right size. I'll have to get some and try them out. Now, where might I find exact specs on the pin sizes...

jp
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